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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-00000071

Buy for 157.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-00000071

Buy for 157.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8400 - 89 vs 86 FPS
  • Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €157.96 vs €168.41
  • Up to 10% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8400 - €1.77 vs €1.96 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

86

97%

Value, €/FPS

€1.96/FPS

90%

Price, €

€168.41

93%

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 168.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

89

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€157.96

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-00000071

Buy for 157.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

82%

Multi-Core

4748

59%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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